Sentences with phrase «on shadow education»

There was of course the inevitable attack on shadow education minister Tristram Hunt's short speech at last week's Labour conference.

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On tuition fees, shadow education secretary Angela Rayner said: «If they want a debate on fees they could start by allowing one in the Commons on their latest fee hike, along with a votOn tuition fees, shadow education secretary Angela Rayner said: «If they want a debate on fees they could start by allowing one in the Commons on their latest fee hike, along with a voton fees they could start by allowing one in the Commons on their latest fee hike, along with a voton their latest fee hike, along with a vote.

Even the tools by which Man is expected to achieve his heaven - on - earth — science and education — are no longer held in quite the awe they inspired before their joint endeavors brought humanity under the shadow of the hydrogen bomb.

«Ed Balls boasted that his new diploma was on course to overtake the A-level and become the qualification of choice for young people,» said shadow education secretary Michael Gove.

Andy Burnham, Labour's shadow education secretary, calls on the government not to betray trust of young people and create a «lost generation»:

It shows why he should have listened to business leaders, headteachers and experts in the first place and not come up with a plan on the back of an envelope,» said shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg.

The shadow education secretary said that any decision on whether Lord Archer joined his local Conservative association was up to the local board, saying it would be «crazy» for the party leader to intervene in the proper process of membership.

«It reveals a lot about Michael Gove's priorities that he has found time to meet with News Corps executives 21 times since he became education secretary - including meeting Rupert Murdoch on seven separate occasions - but in his first seven months in the job he didn't manage to visit a single sixth form college, further education college or special school,» said shadow education secretary Andy Burnham.

Commenting on the report, Angela Rayner, Labour's shadow education secretary, blamed the Conservatives for presiding over the crisis.

UKIP chairman Paul Oakden said he expected many voters to desert Labour in Stoke - on - Trent's upcoming by - election - triggered by the former shadow education secretary's departure.

However, the Tory leader's colleague, shadow secretary of state for children, schools and families Michael Gove, tacitly suggested there might be room for negotiation between with the Lib Dems, on education at least.

Few people listening to Angela Rayner would mistake her for a Conservative, but the shadow education secretary has revealed that at least one Tory MP thinks she is on the wrong side.

The historian and shadow education minister took delegates on a «radical walk» through Brighton yesterday evening, to explore its landmarks of Labour history

While David Miliband melted into the shadows and Diane Abbott failed to capitalise on her increased public profile, the former health secretary nabbed the shadow education brief, in which he excelled against the turbulent Michael Gove.

The first two, never ideological allies and somewhat muted in their performances, were expected to lose their jobs shadowing pensions and education respectively, while the latter recently found herself on the wrong of side of the tracks as Balls shifted Labour's position on HS2.

A number of Labour MPs, including Cruddas and former shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt, have warned that if the party is to successfully kick - start a debate on identity and community, it is also going to have to ask some tough questions about its relationship with «Englishness».

«These impressive results are thanks to better teaching, better school leadership, Labour's relentless focus on literacy and numeracy and record investment in schools,» said shadow education secretary, Stephen Twigg.

I'd say, for example, that there is a good chance that whoever is shadow education secretary next time Michael Gove faces his Labour opposite number, will be asked: Is what you are saying party policy on academies or what Andy Burnham has said?

The shadow education secretary then either needs to dance on the head of a pin or disown Burnham.

The new shadow education secretary has said Labour is «on the side» of parents who want to set up schools and would not shut most existing free schools.

Speaking during the BBC's Daily Politics election debate on education, shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt said that anyone without - or not working toward - QTS by 2020 «doesn't deserve to be in the classroom».

Labour's shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt was quizzed on Mumsnet today and admitted the issue of when summer - born children start school was a growing concern for both parents and admissions authorities,

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Certainly I think Tristram Hunt is in the wrong party (and he is a worse than useless in shadow education to boot), while we have incurable imbeciles like Danczuk and Mann with their talk of coups «from day one» that should never have got to be representatives of the movement to begin with, and hopefully if their local CLPs are sufficiently revived they will be removed in due course, and what on earth is wrong with that?

ITV News Political Editor Tom Bradby will be joined on tonight's The Agenda by Tristram Hunt MP, the newly appointed shadow education secretary.

Last week shadow universities minister Gareth Thomas stepped in to up the pressure on higher education minister David Willetts, writing to him with a request that he release documentation between his office and the AHRC.

Michael Gove, shadow education secretary, «flipping» his properties so work and tax on the property can be claimed on public money.

Last night Tulip Siddiq dramatically quit as a shadow education minister to vote against the bill on behalf of her 77 % Remain constituency of Hampstead and Kilburn.

«Mr Balls, the shadow education secretary, called on supporters to back Miss Abbott during an event held by the GMB trade union, saying that it was important for a woman to be in the race.»

But the shadow education secretary and Tory moderate, Damian Green, today dismissed claims that left - wing bias is widespread and rising on Britain's campuses.

Coming up at 10.45, Nigel Farage is due to appear on BBC Question Time alongside health secretary Jeremy Hunt, shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt, the Economist editor Zanny Minton Beddoes and Brian May.

Labour's shadow education secretary will today deliver a speech on «character» after coming under savage attack for crossing a picket line to deliver a lecture on Marx.

The shadow education secretary Ed Balls also called today for a government statement about the allegations that a number of senior public figures had had their voicemail messages intercepted, amid claims that Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson was aware the illegal practice was going on while he was the newspaper's editor.

Labour's shadow Education Secretary, Lucy Powell, said: «It is hard to fathom why arrangements for closing down unregistered schools remain inadequate and swift action on this issue has not been taken.

On the level of a common man, education for life shall help us overcoming fears and misery, showing us how tremendously beautiful and worth living our life is, with all its lights and shadows.

On the level of Countries, Government and politics, such an education shall help understanding each other better, building dialogs and bridges, and gradually evolving towards the concept of unity in diversity, unity without borders, where differences in language, religion, culture, skin - tone or sex would not cast any shadow on our profound and wholly human identitOn the level of Countries, Government and politics, such an education shall help understanding each other better, building dialogs and bridges, and gradually evolving towards the concept of unity in diversity, unity without borders, where differences in language, religion, culture, skin - tone or sex would not cast any shadow on our profound and wholly human identiton our profound and wholly human identity.

In the shadow of a debate on how to close California's yawning budget gap, a group of lawmakers has introduced 10 bills that would restructure just about every aspect of the state education system.

Tristram Hunt, the shadow education secretary said: «The growing pressures on primary school class sizes should compel the government to rethink how it is allocating funding for schools.

Tristram Hunt, the shadow Education Secretary, has been critical of the Priority School Building Programme, emphasising how the scheme was «limping along at a staggeringly slow pace», with only one in four schools from the initial phase actually under construction work, three years on from the announcement made by then Education Secretary Michael Gove.

Ms Powell, a former shadow education secretary, said: «Grammar schools in London have a shameful record of giving opportunities to children on free school meals.

«This is a desperate attempt by the Tories to try to overshadow their failures on school standards,» said Labour's shadow education secretary, Tristram Hunt.

Yet a troubling contradiction bordering on dishonesty casts a shadow over today's mighty push for universal pre-K education in America (see «Preschool Puzzle,» forum, Fall 2008).

Labour's shadow education secretary Lucy Powell says that for a national funding formula «the devil will be in the detail» and claimed that the government was stalling on revealing where schools would have reduced levels of funding.

Stephen Twigg, the shadow education secretary, said: «This government is failing to deliver on school rebuilding...

Addressing headteachers at the annual conference of school leaders» union NAHT in Liverpool, the shadow education secretary said the government «wouldn't survive their own Ofsted inspection», as she attacked restrictions on teacher pay and problems stemming from the school accountability system.

In her speech to the Labour Party conference in Brighton this afternoon, the shadow education secretary drew battle lines between her and the Conservatives, stating that government education thinking was «dead» and signalling the start of a stronger campaign on teacher shortages, school places and cuts to sixth form funding.

Lucy Powell, the shadow education secretary, was first to go on Sunday night, after claiming that Jeremy Corbyn's leadership was «untenable».

Labour announced before the summer that former shadow education secretary Lucy Powell would join committee veteran Ian Mearns and Westminster newbies Emma Hardy, Thelma Walker and James Frith as its representatives on the committee.

But she announced on Monday that Tristram Hunt would remain as shadow education secretary, despite rumours that he may make a bid for the party leadership.

May used a report, commissioned by the Labour - run Knowsley borough council, to rebut concerns raised by former shadow education secretary Lucy Powell that the government's focus on grammar schools was hindering social mobility progress.